First Independent Mena Newspaper
Moroccan kids taking part in an Arab soccer final have been attacked on the pitch by their Algerian counterparts joined by security forces and fans in a deplorable scene that not only violates sportsmanship but also shows that the propaganda and diatribes unleashed by Algerian media is now shaping action by the Algerian people against […]
Algeria’s aged and ailing military regime is still bogged down in a cold-war mentality that made the country diplomatically and politically isolated more than ever. The recent maneuvers at the TICAD Japan-Africa summit once again shows the fading voice of Algeria on the continent. Algeria has squandered its oil and gas wealth to buy positions […]
Arab states continue to show little or no enthusiasm for an Arab Summit that was due to take place in Algeria last March but has never taken place. At an Arab Summit meeting, Algerian foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra begged Arab heads of states to attend the summit which is now seen by many diplomats as […]
While Morocco stands as a regional exporter of peace and stability, the ruling Algerian junta, which is yearning to host the upcoming Arab summit in November, is sowing divisions, hatred and discord in the Arab world. The Algerian Generals are arming a separatist & terror militia to undermine Morocco’s territorial integrity. They stand with Iranian […]
The unilateral invitation by Tunisian president to polisario chief and Algerian proxy Brahim Ghali continues to spill ink. Maghreb Intelligence reports that Tunisia’s president rolled the red carpet for the Polisairo leader in return for a promise to receive a meagre $200 million loan from Algiers. President Kais Saied- who ironically often brags about defending […]
Voices were raised in Tunisia to denounce the decision of Kaïs Saïed to invite the leader of the Polisario to TICAD8. The move, described by Morocco as “hostile” and “unprecedented”, has aroused the indignation of several personalities in the Tunisian political landscape who denounce a “dangerous reversal” on the diplomatic level, to the detriment of […]
Since the visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco in Nov. 2018 to launch a high-speed train not much has been achieved in political ties between the two countries, leading analysts to argue that the current form of bilateral ties has hit the limit. France remains the first investor in Morocco with French automotive […]
The official reaction of the Mauritanian government to personal comments by a Moroccan Muslim scholar stands in stark contrast to the deafening silence towards comments uttered by Algerian President Abdelmedjid Tebboune who is responsible for his country’s foreign policy. Ahmed Raissouni, a former leader of the Islamist MUR and currently head of Qatar-funded International Union […]
More than 37 people died and over 200 others were injured due to dozens of wildfires in Algeria’s east, triggering backlash at a government that failed to acquire the necessary means to extinguish forest fires. The tragedy is a déjà-vu in a country where over 200 people, mostly in the restive Kabylie region, lost their […]
The United States should help boost Morocco’s military-industrial capability to counter the threat of Iranian destabilization via Algeria in Africa and the Middle East, says a Washington-based think tank. In an Op-Ed published by Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA, retired army Gen. Steven Blum and policy analyst Samuel Millner stress the importance […]